What do the law, Megilat Esther and ‘The Giving Tree’ have in common? A comment on domestic abuse in modern times
Penny Krowitz, who died on Jan. 3 in Toronto, was at the helm of Act To End Violence Against Women, AEVAW (formerly known as Jewish Women International of Canada, JWIC), for over 30 years until it closed due to lack of funding and communal support in 2018. We met in 2014 when Penny was looking […]
Horowitz: Co-parenting during a pandemic
Today, a couple living apart but raising children jointly face new challenges as individual ideologies and philosophies are challenged, filling us with even more dread as we wonder, and worry about what is going on in the ‘other house.’
Kosher clashes – can you impose your beliefs on others?
Now that we live apart, he has gone back to living what he calls a cultural Jewish lifestyle. He no longer keeps kosher, while my home continues to be strictly kosher.
Dear Rabby: The light at the end of the divorce tunnel
In this month’s edition of Dear Rabby, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath looks at how to best address divorce.
Showing our kids the ‘real’ Israel
This year, we are spending the High Holidays in Israel with our extended family. However, my daughter is more than a little freaked out. She’s petrified and does not want to come with us.
Choosing happiness after divorce
There’s always another chance to catch the right wave when you’re ready for it – and when life is ready for you.
#AgunotToo: Time’s up on ignoring abuse of divorce-refusal
#TimesUp. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, it’s high time we acknowledge #AgunotToo and the centrality of domestic abuse in the lives of women who have been refused a get
How divorcees have forged a productive co-parenting relationship
For divorced Jewish parents, custody arrangements and child support can be especially tough – and that’s before dealing with the issue of observance.
What to say (and not to say) to a divorcee
When it comes to divorce, people so badly want to say the right thing, but end up putting their foot in their mouth or staying silent. Avoid that.
Off the beaten path: a look at divorce and religion
Religious life presents almost as a formula however, many couples find that they followed the steps, played by the rules and the equation still equals zero
